1. Instructions for launching boinc client at startup via rc.local dont work.
Boot hangs at rc.local and exits to bash prompt.
The text file included in the pet file mentions 2 lines need to be
added and shows only one.

2. After puppy loads to desktop, running boinc manager loads the application and
starts the client. Exit the manager, and the client exits also without saving current
state of task. Upon restarting the computer and relaunching boinc manager, the client
reports "computation error" of the current task and moves on to start a new task.

3. Running "/usr/lib/BOINC/run_client" in rxvt console after the desktop loads starts the
client just fine. When you run boinc manager everthing seems fine, exit boinc manager and
the client remains running. That's good. Close the rxvt console running the client
(window close), exits the client without first saving data and state to harddrive
resulting in "computation error" on next client start.
However, pressing "ctrl+c" exits the client properly.

4. Restarting the computer with boinc client running causes the client to be killed by sigterm without client state and data first being written to harddrive. Again, resulting in task corruption.

Conclusion: a nice way of starting and shutting down boinc client properly is needed.

I am using Puppy 4.0 in the hopes of being able to setup some computers to autorun
BOINC without monitors, keyboards, or mice. The way things work now, I cannot leave them
unattended and any interuption in power would just make a mess of things.

1. Instructions for launching boinc client at startup via rc.local dont work.
Boot hangs at rc.local and exits to bash prompt.
The text file included in the pet file mentions 2 lines need to be
added and shows only one.

oops, it was only one line, fixed typo.

Nipar101 wrote:

2. After puppy loads to desktop, running boinc manager loads the application and
starts the client. Exit the manager, and the client exits also without saving current
state of task. Upon restarting the computer and relaunching boinc manager, the client
reports "computation error" of the current task and moves on to start a new task.

hmm, make sure you got at least 250mb of free space, or it will give errors.

Nipar101 wrote:

3. Running "/usr/lib/BOINC/run_client" in rxvt console after the desktop loads starts the
client just fine. When you run boinc manager everthing seems fine, exit boinc manager and
the client remains running. That's good. Close the rxvt console running the client
(window close), exits the client without first saving data and state to harddrive
resulting in "computation error" on next client start.
However, pressing "ctrl+c" exits the client properly.

in rc.local the client starts at boot, without typing anything extra.

Nipar101 wrote:

4. Restarting the computer with boinc client running causes the client to be killed by sigterm without client state and data first being written to harddrive. Again, resulting in task corruption.

Copy the script to a new file in /etc/init.d/. Change the paths so that they corresponds to your system and change the file to executable. This way your Boinc install will start automatically at startup.

Hey Wolfpup
Just to let you all know, that download link is not up right now. I've tried it a few times this weekend. Eric is still working on that server.
I have it here through MSN's Skydrive
boinc-6.2.15.pet

gday
just started using boinc today - seti and climateprediction - program appears to work ok except when i ask for a an update; as the projects both have
"scheduler request pending" .... this comes out in the messages
scheduler request failed: error 417
any ideas?
NB: no errors appeared except that one when running in Terminal

gday
just started using boinc today - seti and climateprediction - program appears to work ok except when i ask for a an update; as the projects both have
"scheduler request pending" .... this comes out in the messages
scheduler request failed: error 417
any ideas?
NB: no errors appeared except that one when running in Terminal

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